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Find Destination with Customs

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By Tim Dawson - 10/1/2018 10:54:48 AM

A "does this airfield have customs" is/was high on our list for enhancements to the airfield feedback system, but it's complicated. Some will have customs by prior arrangement for example. It isn't clear to me that if we took on this burden, it would thoroughly help our customers. We could give a yes/no indication and when yes is shown, hope that the customer will further check with the airfield or AIP to see what conditions need to be met, but experience tells us that many customers will not do this further check and may end up disappointed.
By alexis.hellen@gmail.com - 10/1/2018 2:06:53 PM

 
Tim Dawson - 10/1/2018 10:54:48 AM
A "does this airfield have customs" is/was high on our list for enhancements to the airfield feedback system, but it's complicated. Some will have customs by prior arrangement for example. It isn't clear to me that if we took on this burden, it would thoroughly help our customers. We could give a yes/no indication and when yes is shown, hope that the customer will further check with the airfield or AIP to see what conditions need to be met, but experience tells us that many customers will not do this further check and may end up disappointed.

I totally get your point Tim. What about giving a "Check AIP"/"No" indication?
By danko - 10/1/2018 5:16:39 PM

 
alexis.hellen@gmail.com - 9/30/2018 3:39:14 PM
Hello Semperfi,

Could you explain where I can find this information in the AIP please? That'd be very helpful.
Cheers,
Alexis

It's usually on the first or second page of the textual information




In SkyDemon right click on airport - Find Plates and it should be on top. If the airport doesn't have published textual information but only approach chart or something like that, it is unlikely that it has customs service.
By alexis.hellen@gmail.com - 9/28/2018 9:05:50 PM

Hello, 
France has reduced the number of airfield who provide Customs services. Flying from Switzerland to France, the first place we land had to have a Customs service. 

Do you have in the data you get electronically about each airfield, this information, and if you do, what do you think of showing it under :"Find a Destinatio/Rating, Facilities,Events"?
Or does the information displayed here come from pilot feedbacks?

Cheers,
Alexis
By Dema - 2/9/2019 6:49:54 PM

Dear all,
I agreed 100% about this useful info to be quickly available eg. In ‘Admin info’ tab, with a label like that (few examples):
- Customs: Yes
- Customs: HR CIV AD / O/R with 72 HR in advance
- Customs: AD OPR HR
- Customs: H24
- Customs: Prior request on FPL 3 HR in advance for custom and immigration
....

and this Customs info to be available also in “Find destination” with:
- In ‘highlight Airfields’: Customs
- In ‘Requirements’: a selectable field: ‘HR in advance’ and then a number of hours (1, 2, 3, .... 24)
The same way you do (good job!) with Airfield.

Thanks
Andrea